The Nemaha Natural Resources District is looking for candidates to fill two vacancies on its board of directors. As of June 2023, a position in Pawnee County/Western Richardson County and a position in southeastern Richardson County are vacant following resignations from board members serving subdistricts 9 and 10.
The NRD’s board of directors will...Read more...
LINCOLN, Nebraska – In a groundbreaking effort to promote sustainability within the travel industry, Lincoln-based Executive Travel has taken the initiative to offset its carbon emissions by planting trees throughout the state.
In July 2021, Executive Travel announced its ETGreen initiative with a goal of planting 1 million trees to help reduce the industry's...Read more...
Tecumseh, NE – Starting around the 23rd of June and lasting up to a week, a helicopter towing a large hoop from a cable will begin making low-level flights over portions of Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, and Richardson Counties as part of a geological and aquifer mapping study.
The helicopter will fly along pre-planned flight paths relatively low to the ground at 100...Read more...
The Nemaha Natural Resources District is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on its board of directors in the Falls City area.
The NRD’s board of directors will accept written applications from interested, potential directors. Applicants must be registered voters who also meet all other eligibility requirements for holding an elected...Read more...
The Nemaha NRD will resume its weekly beach monitoring program for Kirkman’s Cove, Wirth Brothers, Iron Horse Trail Lake, and Duck Creek Recreation Area Lakes this May. Weekly samples will be collected and analyzed for toxic algae and E.coli from May through September. Results will be available on the Nemaha NRD’s website www.nemahanrd.org under the “Beach Monitoring...Read more...
Over the past couple of weeks, the Nemaha NRD has been out inspecting installation of slip liners on some of our watershed structures. Rather than trenching through the dam to repair or replace pipes, the slip lining process slides a custom made, UV cured-in-place liner to be inserted in the existing pipe. Slip lining reduces the overall cost, time, and...Read more...
NDEE Extends Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has extended the Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program.
The initial application period opened January 1, 2023 and closed March 31, 2023. Upon reaching the initial close date of March 31, 2023, NDEE received 92...Read more...
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) were represented by more than 55 directors and staff in Washington, D.C., March 20-22, 2023.
Nebraska’s NRDs advocate for strengthening tools to preserve and fund natural resources projects, which includes influencing policymakers from the ground up with a unified voice.
This grassroots...Read more...
Rob Pfleger joined the Nemaha NRD’s Board of Directors in March filling the vacant subdistrict 4 position representing portions of eastern Otoe County. Rob and wife Casey live in rural Otoe County and have three children. Rob is passionate about agriculture and enjoys spending time outdoors. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. His goal as director is to...Read more...
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This spring the Nemaha NRD will celebrate the grand re-opening of the Steamboat Trace Trail with a celebration and 5K Depot Dash at 9:00am Saturday, April 15, 2023. The re-opening celebration will take place at the Peru Depot and the 5K will take...Read more...
